Congress Says Centre Charging 18% GST on Gangajal, Tax Body Refutes Claim

New Delhi: The Congress onThursday accused the NarendraModi government of imposing an18 per cent GST on the water ofthe holy Ganga river and termedit the height of “loot andhypocrisy”. The Central Board ofIndirect Taxes and Customs,however, dismissed the Congressclaim and said no such tax has beenimposed on Gangajal, used in pujaand other ceremonies.With Prime Minister NarendraModi undertaking a day-long visitto Uttarakhand on Thursday, the
Congress also asked when will hevisit the violence-hit Manipur.”Modi ji, the importance of Mother Ganga, the provider of   salvation, is very high for acommon Indian from birth till theend of their life. It is good that
you are in Uttarakhand today, butyour government has imposed 18per cent GST on the holy Ganga
water itself,” Congress presidentMallikarjun Kharge said in a postin Hindi on X.”Not even once did you thinkwhat would be the burden on thosewho order Ganga water to be keptin their homes. This is the heightof loot and hypocrisy of yourgovernment,” he also said.The Congress also put out ananimated video on the situationin the ethnic violence-hit Manipuron its social media handle and said,

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